adulterant
noun
adulterant is spelled A-D-U-L-T-E-R-A-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adulterant means “That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adulterant is adulterants.
How many letters and syllables are in adulterant?
| Letters | 10: A-D-U-L-T-E-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adulterant?
Adulterant appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adulterant
- adulterants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adulterant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adulterant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which adulterates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adultérant |
| German | Alkoholpanscher |
| Portuguese | adulterante |
| Spanish | adulterante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.